Tuesday, April 19, 2016

IBB Seriously Sick, Emaciated, Unable To Walk Unaided

According to Thisday, former military president, General Ibrahim
Badamasi Babangida (rtd), is seriously ill, a source close to his
hilltop mansion in Minna, the Niger State capital, has revealed.

The
source said the former military president has been ill for a while,
resulting in his inability to attend most public functions. We could not
ascertain the real cause of his illness, but the source apart from
saying that it was age-related, added that the former military president
might be suffering from a relapse of the radiculopathy disease which
has troubled him since he was head of state.According
to the source, General Babangida most times is unable to walk unaided
without a walking stick or the assistance of his security personnel.

The
illness of the former military president became public last week when
he attended the valedictory dinner for the former Niger State Chief
Judge, Justice Fati Lami Abubakar and was aided out of the venue before
the end of the event.

It was said that Babangida now travels to
Abuja frequently where he receives medical attention and has cut down on
receiving visitors at his home.